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City-owned former Kamloops hotel and strip club to be demolished
The City of Kamloops will tear down the old Northbridge Hotel within months. The City…
Kamloops buck gets tangled up in garden netting
A Kamloops resident got a surprise when she looked out her window to see a…
Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names
When Europeans explored, then settled, much of North America they ignored the names given to…
Small group of multiple homeowners control 29% of Kamloops, Kelowna markets
More than 80% of homeowners in Kamloops and the Okanagan own only one home. But,…
Vernon to discharge treated sewage into Okanagan Lake
The City of Vernon will be releasing treated sewage into Okanagan Lake. The treated water…
Vernon to spend $37,000 on cyber security insurance
Vernon council has agreed to spend $37,000 a year on cyber insurance. Council voted unanimously…
B.C. man convicted of violent stabbing has sentence reduced because he’s Métis
A B.C. man sentenced to five years in jail for stabbing an unprovoked victim with…
Summerland private school loses appeal over ‘illegal’ teacher
A Summerland private school, that knowingly employed a foreign teacher with no work permit, has…
Snowboarder creates ‘Ryan’s Run’ signs for missing Ryan Shtuka
London Cramer wants skiers and snowboarders to remember her friend Ryan Shtuka who went missing…
iN TRAFFIC: Driving conditions improving on Thompson-Okanagan highways
With slightly warmer weather and less snow, the highways leading into Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Racist graffiti spray-painted on Penticton Indian Band signage
Signage near Penticton Indian Band was found vandalized with racist graffiti this week. The Green…
Children pricked by discarded drug needle at Vernon daycare
Several children at Vernon's Maven Lane child care centre were pricked by discarded drug needles…
Nearly half of B.C. residents struggling to make ends meet: poll
Almost half of B.C. residents say it's currently difficult to make ends meet. A poll…
Family dog missing off Coquihalla Highway near Merritt
A family dog went missing a few days ago from a location near Merritt and…
International student threatened with gun, chased by cars in Kamloops
Magomed Ermakov wasn't expecting to be met at gunpoint when he joined his friends just…
UPDATE: Missing woman last seen in Vernon located
UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 Vernon RCMP say a missing 39-year-old woman has been located,…
Suspect arrested after Kamloops break-in and assault
A man who is accused of breaking into a Kamloops residence was taken to the…
iN TRAFFIC: Fog throughout the Interior has lifted
A fog advisory has ended for the Central Okanagan, including Kelowna. Environment Canada's lifted the…
Alcoholism and depression no excuse for having sex with teen: judge
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton has told a North Okanagan man in his mid-forties…
Kelowna skiers triggering 911 calls with their Apple watches
Kelowna RCMP has recently responded to six false 911 calls set off by skiers and…
Man sleeping in dumpster gets dumped into garbage truck in Kamloops
A homeless man in Kamloops was lucky to escape major injury or death when the…
$11.5 million for Lake Country shopping mall
The Lakewood Mall Shopping centre in Lake Country is for sale. “A shopping centre of…
iN VIDEO: BC SPCA seizes 15 starving dogs from Clearwater breeder
Thirteen starving dogs were seized from a breeder in Clearwater by the BC SPCA after…
Weapons, ‘bear bangers’ stolen from Kamloops surplus store
A pair of burglars rushed through a Kamloops surplus store Sunday morning, escaping with machetes,…